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entomologists
Latest sightings - May 2010
The following records are taken from entries in the sightings book which is located in the Visitor Centre. Reports of sightings can also be submitted by e-mail to wickenfen@nationaltrust.org.uk
July
10
June
10 | May
10 | Apr
10 | Mar
10 | Feb
10 | Jan 10
Dec 09 | Nov
09 | Oct 09 | Sept
09 | Aug 09 | July
09
June
09 | May 09 | Apr 09 | Mar 09
| Feb 09 | Jan
09
Dec 08 | Nov
08 | Oct
08 | Sept 08 | Aug
08 | July 08
June
08 | late
May
08 | early May 08 | Apr
08 | Mar
08 | Feb
08 | Jan
08
Dec
07 | Nov 07 | Oct
07 | Sept 07 | Aug
07 | July 07
| Date | Species | Notes |
| 1/5 | Reed bunting (male
and female) Hobby Kestrel Hen harrier Buzzard Short ear owl Long tailed tit Little ringed plover Lesser white throat |
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| 2/5 | Cuckoo | Adventurer's walk |
| Cormorant Heron Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Marsh harrier Kestrel Moorhen Coot Blackhead gull Common tern Turtle dove Collared dove Cuckoo Green woodpecker Meadow pipit Dunnock Grasshopper warbler Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cettis warbler Lesser whitethroat Garden warbler Blackcap Willow warbler Chiffchaff Robin Blackbird Song thrush Blue tit Great tit Reed bunting Chaffinch Jay Carrion crow |
Dawn chorus boat trip, 6am-8:15am | |
| 4/5 | Sedge warbler Marsh harrier |
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| 5/5 | Glow worm Ruddy shelduck |
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| Hen harrier Grey heron x 2 feeding chicks on two nests |
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| 6/5 | Chiffchaff Great tit Blue tit Common rat Chaffinch Dunnock Barn swallow Tawny owl Shelduck Lapwing Oystercatcher Mallard Shoveler Grey heron Moorhen Coot Stoat Hobby x 2 Reed bunting Magpie |
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| Little egret x 3 Redshank x 3 Little grebe with juvenile |
Baker's fen | |
| Snipe drumming | over Baker's fen, evening | |
| Grasshopper warblers | Monks lode | |
| Woodcock | Harrison's Drove and Wicken Lode | |
| Roe deer | ||
| 7/5 | Speckled wood | East mere |
| Hobbies x 3 | East mere | |
| Redshank Large bird of prey, possible Marsh harrier Buzzard |
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| Rat Baby coot |
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| Wheatear x 3 | ||
| 9/5 | Cormorant Heron Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Marsh harrier Kestrel Pheasant Moorhen Lesser black back gull Stock dove Wood pigeon Collared dove Turtle dove Cuckoo Great spotted woodpecker Swallow Dunnock Grasshopper warbler Reed warbler Sedge warbler Whitethroat Lesser whitethroat Blackcap Willow warbler Chiffchaff Blackbird Song thrush Longtailed tit Great tit Blue tit Wren Reed bunting Chaffinch Goldfinch Bullfinch House sparrow Starling Jay Magpie Carrion crow Green woodpecker |
Dawn chorus boat trip 6-8:15am |
| Hobbies x 2 Shellduck Marsh harrier |
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| Spotted redshank Dunlin snipe Kingfisher Hobbies x 4 Little egret x 2 Roe deer x 2 Marsh harrier Buzzard x 2 |
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| 10/5 | Hobbies x 2 Marsh harrier Kingfisher Cuckoo Turtle dove |
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| Reed bunting 2
pairs Wheatear |
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| Cettis warbler Longtailed tits x 4 Common buzzard Reed warbler x 2 Willow warbler Chiffchaff Little grebe x 2 Great crested grebe Blackcap |
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| 12/5 | Dunlin Turnstone Little egret |
Bakers fen |
| Sandwich tern
overhead going north x 5 Turtle dove |
near Bretts hide | |
| Cettis warbler x 6 Marsh harrier male |
along Burwell lode | |
| Swifts Housemartin (several) Kestrel x 2 Blackcap x 2 Jay Great crested grebe x 2 |
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| Great crested grebe Sparrow hawk Marsh harrier Swallows Corn bunting Willow warblers |
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| 13/5 | Cuckoo calling Swallows |
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| Whitethroat Cuckoos calling x 2 Muntjaks x 2 Egret x 4 Shoveler x 2 Gadwall pair Marsh harrier female |
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| 15/5 | Cuckoo Blackcap Hobby Marsh harrier male Reed bunting Willow warbler Gadwall Great crested grebe Green woodpecker Long tailed tit Grey heron |
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| Turtle dove x 4 Marsh harrier male and female Cuckoo 2 male 1 female Cettis warbler x 8+ Cormorant Heron on nest Mute swan Canada goose Greylag goose Mallard Gadwall Marsh harrier Kestrel Pheasant Water rail Moorhen and chicks Black headed gull Stock dove Wood pigeon Collared dove Swift Green woodpecker Swallow House martin Dunnock Grasshopper warbler Reed warbler Sedge warbler Whitethroat Blackcap Willow warbler Chiffchaff Robin Blackbird Song thrush Mistle thrush Longtailed tit Great tit Blue tit Wren Reed bunting Chaffinch Goldfinch House sparrow Starling Jay Magpie Carrion crow Jackdaw |
Boat trip 8-10am | |
| 16/5 | Red kite Marsh harrier x 3 Cettis warbler Greenshank Garden warbler x 3 Wood sandpiper Garganey Ringed Plover x 4 Dunlin Turtle dove |
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| 17/5 | Little grebe x 6 Cormorant x 3 Heron x 3 Little egret x 4 Mute swan x 4 Greylag goose x 17 Canada goose x 10 Shelduck x 6 Mallard x 24 Gadwall x 11 Lapwing x 23 Redshank x 11 Blackheaded gull x 18 Common tern x 2 |
Webs count 9:30-12:15 |
| Hobby Turtle dove Cuckoo Swallow House martin Pied wagtail Dunnock Grasshopper warbler Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cettis warbler Whitethroat Blackcap Willow warbler Robin Blackbird Song thrush Longtailed tit Blue tit Wren Reed bunting Chaffinch Goldfinch Magpie Carrion crow Jackdaw |
Adventurers trail 9:30-12:15 | |
| 20/5 | Hairy dragonfly Four spot chaser Large red damselfly Red eyed damselfly Common damselfly Azure damselfly Variable damselfly |
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| Barn owl Roe deer x 5 |
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| 23/5 | Goshawk Marsh harrier male and female Kestrel Hobby x 6 Chaffinch Bullfinch Greater spotted woodpecker Reed bunting Grey heron Longtailed tit Blue tit Great tit Reed warbler Sedge warbler Cuckoo x 4 (heard) Swallow Whitethroat Hairy hawker dragonfly Black-tailed skimmer Four spotted chaser |
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| Avocet x 5 Ringed plover x 2 Skylark x 5 Meadow pipit x 3 Pied wagtail x 4 Little ringed plover |
Tubney fen | |
| Hobby x 5 Woodcock x 4+ |
Visitor Centre 21:05-21:20 | |
| 24/5 | Marsh harrier male and female | Verralls fen 20:00-20:15 |
| 29/5 | Hobby Shoveller Lapwings Egrets Canada geese Brent geese Crows Swans Nuthatch Warbler Gadwall |
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| 31/5 | Cuckoo | by Mere |
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